Nankana Sahib

Nankana Sahib is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, "Guru Nanak Dev", the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs from all over the world. It is located about 80 kilometers south west of Lahore and about 75 kilometres east of Faisalabad, with a population of approximately 70,000. It is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District and Tehsil.